Red Scarves Fundraiser in Rice Lake

Rice Lake Red Scarves Fundraiser:

Calling all knitters!

Wisconsin Reads The Round House is looking for area knitters who are willing to donate their time in knitting red scarves to help raise funds for End Domestic Violence Barron County and the Oakwood Haven at LCO on March 10. The red scarves are symbolic of the red cape or shawl that Native American Women wear to represent survivors of sexual assault. Proceeds from the sale of the scarves will benefit End Domestic Abuse Barron County. If you would like to knit red scarves for the fund-raiser, please drop by the Barron Public Library or the Rice Lake Public Library to receive yarn from librarians Sue Christenson (Barron) and Claire Parrish (Rice Lake). With over 51 years of knitting experiences, fiber artist Cathy Amdall of Barron Wisconsin has provided patterns, while area outlets such as North Wind Book and Fiber of Spooner have donated red yarn for the projects. Others interested in donating yarn should contact UW-Barron County intern Rebecca Gibbs (gibbsr@barron.k12.wi.us), a Library Aid for Riverview Middle School and Barron Public Library working in collaboration on the fundraiser with Kristy Moran, Vice-President of End Domestic Abuse Barron County.